However, People reports that after appearing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina federal court on Friday, Edwards pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed that he did not believe that he was breaking the law.

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"There is no question that I've done wrong. I take full responsibility for having done wrong," he told reporters.

"I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I've caused to others. But I did not break the law, and I never, ever thought I was breaking the law."